17-4-0700 Driveways and vehicle access.

   17-4-0701 Purpose. The regulations of this section are intended to ensure safe and efficient (pedestrian and vehicular) traffic flows on downtown streets. The regulations are also intended to promote economic development by ensuring safe and efficient access to downtown's commercial and employment center.

   17-4-0702 Description and Criteria for Designation. Streets that are subject to the driveway and vehicle access standards of this section:

      17-4-0702-A accommodate very high volumes of pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic; and

      17-4-0702-B serve as important connections to downtown commercial, businesses and employment area.

   17-4-0703 Designation and Boundaries.

      17-4-0703-A Streets that are subject to the driveway and vehicle access standards of this section are identified in the text of this Zoning Ordinance and shown on the Official Zoning Atlas.

      17-4-0703-B The driveway and vehicle access standards of this section may be amended only in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance Text and Zoning Map Amendment procedures of Sec. 17-13-0200 and Sec. 17-13-0300. Both a text and map amendment is required.

      17-4-0703-C Driveway and vehicle access standards apply along the following downtown street segments:

Street	Segment
	From	To
Class 1 North-South Streets
Canal	Jackson	Randolph
Orleans	Grand	Ontario
La Salle	Jackson	Wacker
State	Harrison	Wacker
Fairbanks	Illinois	Ontario
Michigan	Roosevelt	Oak
Columbus	Roosevelt	McFetridge
Class 2 North-South Streets
Des Plaines	Wayman	Kinzie
Clinton	Roosevelt	Lake
Canal	Roosevelt	Lake
Kingsbury	Illinois	Grand
Wacker	Van Buren	Columbus
Orleans	Kinzie	Grand
Wells	Harrison	Wacker
Field	Randolph	Wacker
McClurg	N. Water	Huron
Financial	Harrison	Jackson
La Salle	16th	Roosevelt
La Salle	Harrison	Jackson
La Salle	Wacker	Division
Clark	16th	Wacker
Dearborn	Harrison	Wacker
State	25th	Harrison
State	Wacker	Elm
Wabash	25th	Wacker
Wabash	N. Water	Delaware
Rush	N. Water	Delaware
Michigan	25th	Roosevelt
Stetson	Randolph	Lake
Stetson	S. Water	Wacker
St. Clair	Illinois	Superior
Columbus	Roosevelt	Illinois
Fairbanks	Illinois	Chicago
Class 1 East-West Streets
Walton	Michigan	Mies Van Der Rohe
Adams	Canal	La Salle
Roosevelt	Michigan	Lakeshore
Congress	Wells	Michigan
Class 2 East-West Streets
Division	LaSalle	Lakeshore
Oak	State	Lakeshore
Delaware	Rush	Lakeshore
Chestnut	Wabash	Mies Van Der Rohe
Pearson	Wabash	Mies Van Der Rohe
Chicago	Larrabee	Lakeshore
Superior	Rush	Fairbanks
Huron	Rush	Fairbanks
Erie	Rush	Fairbanks
Ontario	Orleans	Lakeshore
Ohio	Orleans	Lakeshore
Grand	Kingsbury	Streeter
Illinois	Kingsbury	Streeter
Water	State	Cityfront Plaza
Kinzie	Union	Larrabee
Kinzie	Canal	Franklin
Wacker	Van Buren	Columbus
Lake	Clinton	Stetson
Randolph	Kennedy Expy	Lakeshore
Washington	Kennedy Expy	Michigan
Madison	Kennedy Expy	Michigan
Des Plaines	Wayman	Kinzie
Monroe	Kennedy Expy	Lakeshore
Adams	Kennedy Expy	Canal
Quincy	Franklin	Wells
Jackson	Kennedy Expy	Lakeshore
Van Buren	Kennedy Expy	Michigan
Harrison	Kennedy Expy	Michigan
Balbo	Michigan	Lakeshore
Roosevelt	Kennedy Expy	Columbus
14th	Clark	State
16th	Clark	State
18th	State	Indiana
Cermak	State	Prairie

 

Figure 17-4-0703

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   17-4-0704 Standards.

      17-4-0704-A Class 1 Streets. Alleys are intended to serve as the sole means of vehicle access to buildings and uses located along Class 1 streets. New curb cuts and driveway access are prohibited on Class 1 streets. The Zoning Board of Appeals may grant variations only as expressly allowed in Sec. 17-13-1100.

      17-4-0704-B Class 2 Streets. Alleys are intended to serve as the primary means of vehicle access to buildings and uses located along Class 2 streets. New curb cuts and driveway access are permitted on Class 2 streets only when reviewed and approved as an administrative adjustment by the Zoning Administrator. (See Sec. 17-13-1003-S)

(Added Coun. J. 5-26-04, p. 25275; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-05, p. 44391; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-06, p. 84870, § 2)